San Bernardino County Obituaries
Sylvia M. Christman
Submitted by Peggy Hooper
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"Big Bear Grizzly"; Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:53 AM PDT
75, passed April 25, 2009. Born Dec. 18, 1933, Sylvia graduated Noblesville
High School in Indiana in 1951 before moving to California in 1955 with her
husband, Pete, where they raised their family in Pomona for 30 years. During
the later years of their life in Pomona, they decided to buy a "cabin" in Big
Bear City. After major renovations, their "cabin" became their permanent home
for the last 20 years. Sylvia was involved with the Woman's Club of Big Bear
and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Sylvia loved to spend time with her family and friends at her home in Big Bear
City and in the states of Oregon, Indiana and Michigan. She loved traveling with
her husband, Pete, in their fifth-wheel trailer seeing the U.S.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Marlin L. 'Pete'
Christman. She is survived by her children Jeff (Lynda) Christman, Luanne
(Earl) Schultz and Marla (Harry) Kengen; grandchildren Danielle (Chad) Smith,
Eric (Janelle) Christman, Curtis and Natalie Fenderson; great grandchildren
Hudson, Hayden and Harrison Smith; brother Alfred Coward plus many loving
nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Visiting Nurses Association of the
Inland Counties (VNAIC), Victorville Office, 12421 Hesperia Road, Suite 11,
Victorville, CA. 92395, or to your favorite charity in the name of Sylvia M.
Christman.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and aunt.
Her independent, outgoing, giving, sensitive and humorous spirit was instilled in
her family. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Our hearts are
heavy but also filled with happiness as she is once again with her husband, Pete,
our loving dad.
They are "On the Road Again."